A Six-Word Memoir® is the story of your life—some part of it or all of it—told in exactly
six words.

In classrooms and boardrooms,
churches and synagogues, veteran's groups
and across the dinner table, Six-Word Memoirs
have become a powerful tool to catalyze
conversation, spark imagination or simply
break the ice.

Here on Six Words,
we offer a simple platform to share the short,
sharp story of your life, as well as provide daily
prompts to share your six-word takes on the topics of
our times.

More than half a million short stories have
been shared here.
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Please, I beg of you. Do not hand that first draft over to your husband, wife, father, mother… Unless, of course, one of them is also a writer, in which case it’s still not a great idea because you’ll probably end up arguing over syntax or symbolism or God knows what else. You’re better off giving your work to a close colleague or acquaintance or really anyone else you trust who isn't a blood relative and living in your house. I made the mistake of asking my husband to read a short story I recently wrote. He told me it was great. "I love it. Good job," he says. But alas, when pressed for details, he couldn't even recall my protagonist's name. I love my husband and I know he loves me, but for the sake of our marriage, I will not be showing him any more of my work. It's not that he doesn't care, he just isn't a reader.Good thing I have plenty of coworkers who are.